My Faith No More biography set for 2018 release

My Faith No More biography set for 2018 release

So, finally, some news on the book

Jawbone Press, the leading UK music book publishers, will release Small Victories, the new definitive biography of Faith No More written by former BBC and Guardian journalist Adrian Harte, in autumn 2018.

Based on meticulous research and hundreds of extensive new interviews with current and former band members and other key figures, the book will tell the story of one of the most significant bands of the late 20th century, and show how Faith No More helped redefine rock, metal and alternative music.

Author Adrian Harte, editor of the popular Faith No More 2.0 website and media intelligence manager at European football organisation UEFA, said. “I’m extremely grateful to Jawbone Press for giving me this opportunity to tell the true story of Faith No More. I hope that the book – written with the diligence of a journalist but the passion of a fan – will do justice to this captivating band and give Faith No More the book it deserves.”

The book will be published by Jawbone Press in autumn 2018. Jawbone Press has a rich history of publishing books with interesting angles and untold stories.

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Benrun
December 20, 2017 at 3:25 am

My favorites right now are Why Do You Bother, Anne’s Song, The Real Thing, Midlife Crisis, Just A Man, Stripsearch, and Rise Of The Fall. I tried listing them out but it wouldn’t post for some reason. I’ve tried writing a response about 8 times. I’m mostly just listening to Chuck these days, his newest songs are some of his best.

Benrun
December 20, 2017 at 2:33 am

Just wrote a response longer than a few sentences, and I get “Invalid security token” on a white field for some reason. Anyway, I’ll try again later! Sorry!

Benrun
December 20, 2017 at 2:23 am

Testing; just wrote a response but it didn’t take.

KingCol
December 19, 2017 at 10:21 pm

The more i listen to “Matador” the more i like it.. on every album the produce a standout song which grabs my attention.

The real thing – the real thing
Angel dust – smaller and smaller
Kfad – king for a day
Album of the year – last cup of sorrow
Sol invictus – matador

Maybe you’re list be different benrum..

Benrun
November 11, 2017 at 1:22 am

I am beyond shocked and saddened by the death of Chuck Mosley. With all the positive turns recently….a movie, a 2nd band, a solo album, consistent tours, a re-release coming….I was so excited for him and future music. Addiction is a horrible thing, I don’t know what addiction they are referring to, but this is just terrible. He was one of the kindest, funniest people I’ve ever met. He was certainly in the running for the most interesting person that I’ve ever met. Many people love FNM for various reasons…I became a fan because of all 5 pieces that made up the Introduce Yourself album. 5 guys giving it their all. For me it is still their best album. I’ve been a Chuck fan ever since. Cement isn’t for everyone, but for me they were great. VUA’s lone official album for me is the best work any member of FNM has done outside of the band as a solo artist. And Demo’s 4 Sale is equally good in a different way. Primitive Race’s Soul Pretender is growing on me every day. I love his Indoria songs What I Feel, Ode to the Road, and especially Bella Donna. Hard Drivin’ Rock tune is the best hard rock song I’ve heard in years….I love Sol Invictus, but none of those songs rocked as hard. And Ericalution is just brilliant….too brilliant for most people to get I think. More than anything, I wish Bad Brains would release whatever exists of Chuck fronting them….that would have been great to hear more of. I’m so sorry for his closer friends and family…they have lost a really wonderful person.

Benrun
October 7, 2017 at 3:42 am

I actually hadn’t watched that before…good rendition of Page 4? I think. I love that take on Carry Stress, my favorite version is from Paris 1996 I think where they did the same rendition pretty much, it’s in my top 5 Bungle songs anyway. The ending of that video with the Slayer rendition is pretty good as well. Delirium Cordia is my favorite from Fantomas. I definitely like Patton’s work most of the time, especially his soundtrack work. Lately, I’ve loved Dead Cross, Tetema, Nevermen, probably Bacteria Cult the least but still good. He is excellent at sniffing out really talented people to play with. His best ever work IMO as a vocalist is the Dillinger EP…it’s not even close for me. But he is not the reason I like FNM so much, I got on board with Chuck. IY is still my favorite album. I agree that band improved, but that album is special to me. It’s so dark yet so light in places, each guy in the band stands out at the same time, it and AD are flawless to me, I just like it better. So my order changes, but usually: IY > AD > SI > KFAD > AOTY > WCAL > TRT. Going back to Chuck, his solo album and the demo version are really great. But I loved the band he assembled for Cement. I wish they had had more time, but I really wish he had gotten to record with Bad Brains. My dream would have been for him to be the vocalist on TRT (he was only getting better at that point), then get a few albums with Bad Brains before making Cement. I’m glad he’s back working again. His songs Ericalution and Hard Drivin Rock Tune are some of the best songs I’ve heard in years.

I knew FNM would only make a great album if they reunited…I’m not sure about Bungle. I think they needed to be in a state of identity crisis to make those albums…now they are probably extremely confident and knowledgeable musicians…Bungle greatness always felt like an accidental meeting of minds…how would that happen now? But I wish Trey would vary up his work a bit more…all of SC3 is good, but I feel like it’s too restrained in style.

Today, the new CAF is out, produced by Bill. I read the interview via Google translate, it’s pretty much recorded straight through, but they did 4-5 different takes over 2 days. They could essentially release several versions of it. It’s great, like all their albums. I wonder if it’s harder or easier to produce an album that is one long song? In the interview, Bill says he is almost done with Talking Book 2 and that he is still working on the movie about the heavy metal band in Afghanistan, plus 3 other projects he did not name.

The above link – skip to 17mins for a very uncomfortable piece of music – reminds of the comedian Chris Morris stuff (he also wrote music that was dark — “blue jam”) *on a side note he co wrote an Amon Tobin song too*
If you enjoy dark humour check him out.
Prob not a household name in America in a Doug Stanhope or George carlin way.

And then the live remix of bungles carry the stress (above link – 43mins23secs is phenomenal)
The use of the word “Sonmiloquist” Sold it anyhow

KingCol
October 6, 2017 at 10:31 am

Im not committed full time into any Patton side projects really. I like bills stuff mostly . I’d love to see mr bungle return as they had infinite layers of quality and Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn’s other bands intrigue me more.
Mr bungle bizzare festival one my favourite live gigs .. I can only imagine what other bands think as they perform after a band like bungle . They must feel a tad ordinary and basic 🙂
As for fnm well it’s the perfect storm really.
Top 4 albums for me – angel dust , kfad , aoty , sol invictus.

Benrun
October 3, 2017 at 1:43 pm

I know…I’ve been checking here everyday hoping for something. I was without power for a week (I’m in Florida) and I came back to nothing new.
Well, this fall we’ll get Chuck on Primitive Race and a Cement re-release and hopefully Patton’s soundtrack to 1922. I’m also looking forward to new Como Asesinar y Felipes produced by Bill, they are my favorite non-FNM member band right now. 2018 should be bringing us a new one from Imperial Teen, Tomahawk, and a Matt Wallace produced Chuck album. I have this hope that Adrian’s FNM Bio will coincide in the fall 2018 with new FNM…mostly it would really help the book if the band was still active!!!

I got into FNM on ‘IY’, but I probably heard it in 1989 after Chuck was gone. I didn’t hear TRT until 1990. But when I heard Mr Bungle I definitely knew that it was Patton from FNM.

IMO, none of the other bands equal FNM. It’s Billy & Puffy that make FNM so special to me….Bill’s songwriting and their combo rhythm section. Every other aspect of the band serve as great compliments…but I’m a fan of almost everything the guys have done out of the band. Even projects Bill has only produced and not played on, and other random bands on Ipecac.

My favorite non-FNM album w/ any of the guys right now is Disco Volante…but I only listen to it when I have the time to sit in the dark undisturbed. By far the worst FNM related album is Jim Martin’s “Conflict” porn soundtrack. I have lots of other favorites though that I could write about later. What are your favorites and ones you don’t like?

KingCol
October 2, 2017 at 10:50 pm

Still no recent updates on anything!!! Benrun : what’s your stance on mr bungle then ? Where you aware of them before Patton joined fnm? Or is there any preferred side projects of any of the band members that can compare to fnm .

homefuck
August 19, 2017 at 10:12 am

Will it be in the form of the Aerosmith and Mötley Crüe autobiographies, with the bandmembers practically telling the “whole” story separately, moving forward in a chronological order? That’s a good way to tell a story IMO.

Looking forward to read this book!

Benrun
August 15, 2017 at 2:08 am

That KFAD is good, the video helps it too with Patton releasing the 1 tear at the end. Choosing b/w favorites of FNM songs obviously rests a bit heavily on the best vocal performances, but also a lot on the guitar playing since there were 3 different touring guitarists. I like Jon’s playing on KFAD better than Dean’s. The 1997 KFAD shows are great, especially Wolverhampton, but my favorite is Optimus Alive 2010 in Portugal…mostly Patton’s crowd interactions. He had just been in the crowed while singing Ben, and they took his shoe, so he gets back up on stage and says “You beasts!” Another great one is the Chile “Last Reunion Show” where they faded into Que he Sacado con Quererte.
I like Dean’s playing on Midlife Crisis best, better than Jim or Jon. My favorite version is Phoenix Festival 1995. The best video & audio though is Santiago 1995 where Patton is getting affectionately covered in spit.

KingCol
August 13, 2017 at 12:17 am

I personally prefer the Phoenix 93 land of sunshine. And your king for a day ? I’m into the pinkpop 95 version at min . Simply because of the use of the “death rattles” mimic at the end .

But my favorite version is from Greenfield Festival in Interlachen, Switzerland 2009. It has some radio DJ talking over the musical intro, but the band is on fire. If you don’t have that audio bootleg it is a must have…the Cuckoo for Caca is nearly as good as the Lisbon Alive Festival in 2010, and it is definitely the best version of RV. Land of Sunshine was almost the land song that I figured out of all their songs because there are so many good versions in 1992-93 alone…I don’t think Phoenix was even my favorite from those years. The Greenfield version audio is so good it just perhaps helps capture how powerful the band are playing the song, and Patton’s maniacal laughter is especially good. There were very few tracks where I thought the best version was after the reunion…but Angel Dust had a LoS, RV, Small victory (Sydney 2010), and Midnight Cowboy (Lisbon 2010). Then of course Malpractice (partially)was only ever played in 2009.

The hardest songs to find the greatest version were LoS, Crab Song (so many good ones), King for a Day, Chinese Arithmetic, and Mark Bowen. Some others like WCAL, Epic, and Midlife Crisis were surprisingly easy, in that I had clear favorites…it just forever to listen to them all (I have a ton of FNM bootlegs, but nothing exclusive…all the crazy fan traders have the same or more).

KingCol
August 5, 2017 at 5:32 pm

Benrun – have u come across a better version of land of sunshine than Phoenix 93 ?

Benrun
July 30, 2017 at 10:47 pm

I have to wait a whole year for this book…it shouldn’t bother me…BUT IT DOES!!! Will there be an audiobook version spoken in one constant volume, at one constant pitch, at one constant rhythm?

I wonder if there was a chance that maybe a signed copy of the band of this future masterpiece could find it’s way to a fellow Irish man

Bobby B Better
July 7, 2017 at 5:49 am

Looking forward to it!

Benrun
July 6, 2017 at 11:39 pm

Awesome! I was worried that parenthood had fully taken over your life, but it appears you’ve been working on this too. I can’t wait to read it and will pre-order ASAP. You could really use the band putting out another record around that time to help draw in the attention…you should drop some major hints their way!

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E mayan { Was hoping to see it on Pitchfork's best music books of the year, but nope not there:( } – Dec 18, 4:52 AM

Benrun { Awesome work once again, it was certainly my favorite book of the year. I still haven't posted a review anywhere since I bought from an independent book store...I guess let me know if you would like me to write an Amazon review anyway. Looking forward to the podcast...for someone like me who has never even listened to any podcast that wasn't posted on your website, hopefully you could include some instructions of how to listen! Sorry if this is a stupid request. I hope the band has a future for several reasons, but a big one for me now that... } – Dec 11, 2:34 AM

admin { Thanks Ben. Great comment as always. Interesting on the song snippets. Will try to find out more. } – Dec 12, 8:53 AM

Benrun { Awesome! For the You Fat Bastards discussion: 1. Me and all my friends had never really heard Patton live at that point and all agreed, "He must have had a head cold or something" meaning he seemed extra nasal! 2. How much money, work, etc does it takes to get approval for song snippets like from NKOTB during WCAL? Did it make getting approval for live releases a nightmare for the record company? 3. What about the rumor that the song titles for The Grade and The Cowboy Song got mixed up...seems pretty probable to me. 4. Sorry no real... } – Dec 12, 3:19 AM

Benrun { As far as Chuck being boring on the early FNM, you have to keep in mind the post-punk influence. Bands were making careers in rock with fairly monotonous singers. I don't think he was boring anyway, but compared to Ian Curtis and John Lydon, he was fairly theatrical with his range and choices. Forgot to mention...there are interviews with Patton discussing his dislike for live albums in general, which is why he turned the Mondo Cane live material into studio songs instead of releasing them as is. Patton said that live show are for the people who decided to show... } – Dec 07, 2:27 AM

Benrun { Yes, it's a rare band where the frontman isn't the main draw for most of the fans. Patton elevates all the projects he's involved with. As much as I enjoyed Tetema for the music, Patton puts it over the edge as something I would enjoy coming back to again and again. Same thing with the Moonchild albums, Tomahawk. On Sol Invictus, it stands out on a song like Black Friday which wouldn't be something that would stand out to me, but you add in the over-the-top approach Patton took mixed with the classy background vocals, and then whoever put on... } – Dec 04, 4:44 AM

KingCol { I remember Patton saying that he couldn’t care less about live stuff getting released but that might of being referred to shows getting bootlegged etc .when did he deny any official fnm shows being released? As to the chuck versus mike preference for me (probably due to my age and first noticing the band) it’s with out a doubt Patton . Chuck in my opinion hasn’t much of a voice and is is some ways boring compared to Patton. Patton brought a whole new dimension and brought the band to a new level. Every album they did was different and... } – Dec 01, 7:24 PM

Benrun { Tyrell looks interesting...but I'm a little behind b/c I didn't see "Get Out" yet. Looks like a similar theme. Anyway, FNM for me has always been Bill, Puffy, and Roddy. I get that, but I wonder if Jon has been in on any of these get-togethers yet? He had some ideas he wanted to test out according to an interview back awhile ago, since he didn't get to include any ideas on Sol Invictus. I like his playing and hope that he gets some more work as a guitarist. I saw that Rocket Moth are working on a new album,... } – Nov 30, 3:58 AM

Benrun { This is me grasping at straws, but I notice Patton is growing his hair out long lately. Last time he did that was for the FNM reunion in 2009. In the meantime, new Talking Book, Imperial Teen, and Tomahawk are taking FOREVER. Favorite albums of 2018 are Usssy Voyages and Daughters You Won't Get What You Want. Patton's 1922, CAF's Ellipse, and Belly's Dove close behind. Overall, not a tremendous year for music. I was mostly hoping for Chuck's Mosley's solo release; hopefully it will see the light of day. } – Nov 25, 9:17 PM

Benrun { I liked Primal Scream's "Kowalsi" that was on the Doc Martin's sampler with FNM's song. I was collecting everything FNM at the time and got that, the Primal Scream song was the 2nd best on there. Plus Vanishing Point was one of my dad's favorite movies b/c of the Dodge Challenger in it. Anything else of there's I should check out? } – Nov 18, 9:44 PM

KIngCol { Ah faith no man seen them more as much as “the real thing” (the actual band) I saw a good primal scream documentary on bbc - “the lost tapes” ... very similar thought process music production wise. They brought out a hit crowd pleaser album and their instinct was to follow it up with something totally different.. it wasn’t released unfortunately because record label wanted a similar sounding follow up album . Thank fcuk fnm were not restricted like this or angel dust as a follow up would never have seen the light of day } – Nov 17, 10:06 PM

Benrun { Just curious...what band ever did what FNM did? Took a keyboard player that was by all accounts a personality, not a singer...and everyone in the room new that, certainly the journalists and the singer and band themselves...and tried to make that work? And got signed to record deals TWICE while doing it? I don't mean bands with bad singers...I mean bands with someone who didn't even really want to sing. A guy who also come out dressed as Liberace? It seems you would need to feel like your voice unarguably good to try some of the stuff Chuck did. A... } – Nov 13, 4:15 AM

Benrun { Good interview. I like when the person interviewing actually does some homework! I also always appreciate whenever Adrian informs others that "Introduce Yourself" is in fact (along with AD & KFAD) in the argument for best FNM album! } – Nov 13, 3:58 AM

Robert Young { I was fortunate enough to be at that show it was absolutely fantastic, hilarious, over the top, unbelievable, totally fucking radical a perfect Halloween prank. Probably never see anything as good as that again. The reason nobody was arrested is because they had sacks over their heads they couldn't identify any of them only by their cocks but no faces so they couldn't link to the two that's what happened. } – Oct 28, 1:19 PM

Benrun { Marvin...I took it the same way you did. The band members did get together, but that means, who knows. Even if more FNM music being released is fantasy, it was a positive way to end the book and made me happy. } – Oct 11, 12:07 AM

Marvin { Truly a great book. Bought it two weeks ago from Amazon, read it over the course of last week... For an FNM fan (which you probably are if you read those lines), that a no-brainer, go fort it! I learned a lot reading this book, and more importantly it filled some gaps in my overall knowledge of the band. I knew some things happened, I knew that personnal conflicts occurred, but I had never quite understood all of it. I must give credits to the book: it unveils and explains it all, and everything makes sense. About the last paragraph...... } – Oct 10, 8:34 AM

KingCol { Wow-wee Adrian .... €18 is a very reasonable price . My copy of the book just arrived - the coffee and decadence reference is a wonderful opener . So as the lyric goes “Pat yourself on the back and give yourself a handshake” .. } – Oct 09, 3:45 PM

Bobby B Better { Adrian, Congratulations on the book. I picked up a copy here in the US today...looking forward to reading it! } – Oct 06, 4:04 AM

Benrun { Excellent updates. Roddy Bottum also had a blink and you will miss it cameo as a DJ in the film Ruby Sparks. I nearly shit myself when I saw him for that 1/2 second...I had to go back and make sure. It's an awesome movie too! } – Oct 11, 12:04 AM

E mayan { Thanks Adrian! A fantastic piece of work. Loved it, absolutely fascinating. A band like this really deserve such a bio. Quotes from Patton that aren't just rehashed from earlier articles would've been nice, although can't really be a criticism if he didn't want to be interviewed. Way to not leave out Beavis & Butthead's commentary on "Digging the Grave." So glad Trey Spruance got his say in there, although an explanation about why the end of "The Last to Know" is so lame would've helped:) } – Oct 03, 12:55 AM

Benrun { I will add...2 things that blew my mind as a fan who thought I knew everything...Roddy's connection to Wall Drug (yes I've stopped at that roadside tourist trap wondering what I was doing there), and that Billy is a lefty! I knew Puffy was, but Billy too? Something that may seem insignificant, but maybe that's why that FNM sound is so freaking different...the left handed rhythm section. } – Sep 27, 11:36 AM

Benrun { The book is truly a great read and does the band / subject matter justice. It was probably my favorite part of my trip to New Zealand / Australia. I'm back in the states now and finished the book in just a few days after picking it up. I will write a proper review wherever I can...I bought from a small stand-alone bookshop in Winter Park, FL, USA so not sure if I can post reviews elsewhere. Thank you for all your hard work and time Adrian & family! The part I loved the most...the last paragraph. } – Sep 22, 2:08 AM

Benrun { This is very exciting. I've never heard of a book release being moved up before! I read that it was due to demand, which is awesome. Any chance that it may be available earlier in the states? Probably not...by the way, you list more book sellers above than I think even still exist in America. Can't wait to read it! } – Aug 28, 1:49 AM

Benrun { Congratulations on some great interviews...I really can't wait to get my copy. When you wrote "band news" I got really excited, but it is just band member news. If FNM is done, that is okay...but I hope it means that Billy, Puffy, and Jon will give Castro Sinatra another try. And I'd rather they just get on with it instead of an indefinite waiting game on Patton & Roddy to decide to do FNM again. } – Aug 24, 1:12 AM

Benrun { Glad to see Imperial Teen are in the studio. However, it feels safe to say that Faith No More is likely finished. All the FNM nostalgia on the facebook pages is kind of nauseating. I don't like living in the past. Remember when this happened....that was cool. Remember when that happened...that was cool too. I'm looking forward to the book next month, but I'm looking forward to the insight, not the nostalgia. } – Aug 09, 3:55 AM

Benrun { Midlife Crisis winning the FNM World Cup is very appropriate to me...that is my favorite song ever and the best FNM song. The Real Thing, KFAD being amongst the best fit too. } – Jul 07, 5:28 AM

KingCol { @benrum - Pre-order confirmation ... I'm really looking forward to this book .. iv been listening to a lot of fnm lately - matador has really impressed me , up there as one of their best songs I'd say. Great to see such an impressive song especially after being apart so long , to be honest I wasn't expecting much from the album considering the gap of time apart and their age etc but they showed that they can still work together and release descent new material. } – Jun 20, 9:51 PM

Benrun { I had struck up a friendship with Chuck Mosley who gave me his backstage pass (cause does he really need to wear one to go backstage?). I talked to Jon outside before going back for about 10 minutes...talked about his work with Systems Collapse that I had heard online, his inability to follow through with the interview he had agreed to do for FNM Blog because it would have given away Sol Invictus which was a secret at the time. Then backstage I only exchanged a few words with Puffy (he was exhausted), but Patton and I talked for about... } – Jun 17, 1:22 PM